Guava

Lamb's Lettuce

About Guava and Lamb's Lettuce

Guava

Lamb's Lettuce

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Vegetable

Origin

Central America, South America

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana

Number of Varieties

1001

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Habitat

Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions

Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15-9999

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm7.60 cm

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm10.20 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Pink

Leaf Color in Spring

Olive, Dark Green, Copper

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Olive, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Olive, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Olive, Dark Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblong elliptic

Elliptic to oblong

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Grafting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune in early spring, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Fertilize every three months, fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Canker, Cercospora leaf spot, Red blotch, Ring spot

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Ants, Birds, Bugs

Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Acne, Improve skin tone, Treatment of Dark Spots

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for birds, Food for insects, Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Stem

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Used as a nemiticide, Used as an insecticide, Used as firewood

Added to salads, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PSIDIUM guajava

VALERIANELLA locusta

Common Name

Guava Tree

Mache, corn salad, common cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, fetticus, fieldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad,rapunzel

In Hindi

अमरूद [amarood]

Lamb's Lettuce

In German

Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave

Feldsalat

In French

Goyave or Goyavier

Mâche

In Spanish

Guayaba manzana or Guayabo

Miramores

In Greek

γκουάβα [nkouáva]

Μαρούλι αρνιού

In Portuguese

goiaba

Alface-de-cordeiro

In Polish

guawa

Roszpunka

In Latin

Psidium guajava

Lactuca agni

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Dipsacales

Family

Myrtaceae

Valerianaceae

Genus

Psidium guajava

Valerianella

Clade

Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Valerianeae

Subfamily

Rosoideae

Valerianoideae

Number of Species

100100

1 27800

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Properties of Guava and Lamb's Lettuce

Wondering what are the properties of Guava and Lamb's Lettuce? We provide you with everything About Guava and Lamb's Lettuce. Guava doesn't have thorns and Lamb's Lettuce doesn't have thorns. Also Guava does not have fragrant flowers. Guava has allergic reactions like Cold, drowsiness and Mouth itching and Lamb's Lettuce has allergic reactions like Cold, drowsiness and Mouth itching. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Guava and Lamb's Lettuce and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Guava and Lamb's Lettuce

Season and care of Guava and Lamb's Lettuce is important to know. While considering everything about Guava and Lamb's Lettuce Care, growing season is an essential factor. Guava season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Lamb's Lettuce season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Guava is Loam and for Lamb's Lettuce is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Guava is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Lamb's Lettuce is Acidic, Neutral.

Guava and Lamb's Lettuce Physical Information

Guava and Lamb's Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Guava height is 30.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Guava and Lamb's Lettuce are as follows:

Guava flower color: White
Guava leaf color: Olive, Dark Green and Copper
Lamb's Lettuce flower color: White and Lavender
Lamb's Lettuce leaf color: Green

Care of Guava and Lamb's Lettuce

Care of Guava and Lamb's Lettuce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Guava pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Lamb's Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Guava needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Lamb's Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.